Optical characteristics and mineral chemistry of colored fluorites from the mines of Mazandaran Province, and causes of their coloration

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Makhtoomi abdolhalim; SHAFIEI BAFTI BEHNAM; LOTFI ORIMI RAHIM

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Journal: Iranian Journal of Crystallography and Mineralogy Year:2020 | Volume:28 | Issue:1 Page(s): 111-124

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Optical characteristics and mineral chemistry of colored fluorites from the mines of Mazandaran Province, and causes of their coloration

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Makhtoomi abdolhalim | SHAFIEI BAFTI BEHNAM | LOTFI ORIMI RAHIM | Issue Writer Certificate

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fluoriteQ1

colorationQ1

absorption bandsQ1

mineral chemistryQ1

Abstract

In order to understand the cause of coloration of fluorites, following experiments (UV-spectroscopy, irradiation by gamma ray and thermal bleaching) carried out on the colored and colorless fluorites from the mines of Mazandaran Province. All colored and colorless fluorites have absorption band in UV part of electromagnetic waves but deep-violet and brown fluorites have an absorption band in visible range, whereas colorless and white varieties have not shown any absorption bands. Irradiation of colorless fluorites by gamma-ray caused a new absorption bands in UV-visible range. Thermal bleaching of the deep-violet fluorite reduced its color to pale-pink color and also pale-violet colored fluorite changes to colorless ones. Chemically, deep-brown and deep-violet fluorites show (1) the maximum total concentration of rare earth elements (Σ REEs= 20 ppm), Y (9 ppm and 3. 5 ppm for deep-brown and deep-violet fluorites, respectively) and (2) total concentration of radioactive elements (U+Th= 2. 8 ppm and 7. 9 ppm for deep-brown and deep-violet fluorites, respectively). Based on this study, lattice defects in crystal structure of fluorites due to U and Th decay were caused the color centers (F-centers) as most important cause of fluorite coloration. This was confirmed by gamma-ray irradiation and color bleaching experiments.

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Makhtoomi, abdolhalim, SHAFIEI BAFTI, BEHNAM, & LOTFI ORIMI, RAHIM. (2020). Optical characteristics and mineral chemistry of colored fluorites from the mines of Mazandaran Province, and causes of their coloration. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF CRYSTALLOGRAPHY AND MINERALOGY, 28(1 ), 111-124. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/364971/en

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Makhtoomi abdolhalim, SHAFIEI BAFTI BEHNAM, LOTFI ORIMI RAHIM. Optical characteristics and mineral chemistry of colored fluorites from the mines of Mazandaran Province, and causes of their coloration. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF CRYSTALLOGRAPHY AND MINERALOGY[Internet]. 2020;28(1 ):111-124. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/364971/en

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abdolhalim Makhtoomi, BEHNAM SHAFIEI BAFTI, and RAHIM LOTFI ORIMI, “Optical characteristics and mineral chemistry of colored fluorites from the mines of Mazandaran Province, and causes of their coloration,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF CRYSTALLOGRAPHY AND MINERALOGY, vol. 28, no. 1 , pp. 111–124, 2020, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/364971/en

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